Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-04-21

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Osborn, and the Carter property. on Ma
rietta street. and the county jail. In ad
5 dition to the roof, Rev Alexander
2 house was other wise damaged. The littl,
. brick shop of D N Davies, in the wes
end. had an end knocked out Of it.
The foregoing represents but a part
: of the ruin il this town and vicinity
Very many other buildings were un-
, rooted, chimneys knocked down, and
other minor damage done.
Ne one has undertaken to estimate. .as
yet, the extent OF the damage to this
town aud vicinity, that muney will re-
pair. Ii is enormous. \ number OF
families have nothing left but The little
GiJ of ground upon which their dwell
ings stood, and must be assisted. Places
like the Riley homestead aud the fai!
grounds will require, beside money,
years to restore them to their former
beauty.
We have not undertaken to mention
the almost countless tin roofs that were
lifted and carried off. some OF them
dropped miles in the track of the tor,
nado.
THE INJURED.
y, uO OAO as hlllCOy dnO
but one seriously injured, Mr. John Rir
ley.
Miss Ina Tallman was blown off the
stone wall in front of the school build
ing. and severely injured at the knee.
She laid close up against the wall until
the hurricane passed, and then Was
helped home.
THE SCHOOLS.
Judge Hoff and B Longley, hurry
ing home, stopped in front of the school
building, and calling to Janitor Sted-
man, who was at the door. that y hurri
cane was on US, and TO empty the build
ing, remained 10 The street to assist the
panic-stricken children. What a scene
of terror it was, as the little gaes rushed
out into the tempest Many ran clear
across the street and disappeared into
any opening they could find, and many
| others, in obedience to the shouts of
those gentlemen, Down close to the
WALL" crouched along the wall and re-
manned there uutil the tornado bad pass
ed. Very many we're unable to face
the tempest when they reached the
door, and huddled together 10 the build
ing. When no longer needed, Judge
I1On 101 0Oh u bbO 4AAOooU nAANJ oho
fastened himself to a post, while Mr.
Longley found refuge In the alway
leading to the Nichols saloon, aud as
sisted in holding the door closed. Had
the column passed directly over the
building, as over Welday's block. what
slaughter there would have beenl
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
Mr. Samuel Clark's team was hitched
in front of Seid Wits shop, adjoining
the Welday Block. When the great
black column appeared coming over the
hill at the west end of town. be rushed
to his team, but was unable to get i'll
loose and away before it was on him.
He was hanging to his frantic horses
when it passed over him, and the walls
of the Welday Block tumbled into the
street, badly wrecking his wagon, but
doing his team and himself but little
damage.
OTHER CASUALTIES.
Cliff Cochran, with his passenger wagon,
was caught near the Courtney house
The wagon was overturned and broken
up, and Cochran severely hurt. Two
commercial travellers jumped from the
wagon before it went over. Their ex>
perience is related elsewhere.
The Hon l. Danford was in his Office,
holding a door closed, when the frel
walls of the buildings came crashing
through to his floor, and narrowly es-
capped death or serious injury.
FREAKS OF THE STORM.
A two-i inch plank was hurled across
the street from the Weiday Block
and through the ~eatherboarding at
Darrahs meat shop, and sticks there yet.
A timber struck the bricK wall of r.
Mitchell's residence and made an inden
tation about an inch deep and several
inches in length.
THE GENERAL VIEW.
The ruin wrought by this storm isl
unprecedented in the history of the
county, indeed of this part of Ohio. It's
repair will involve much money, and
patient labor and sacrifices upon the
part of the sufferers and of all beDevo~
lent people.
When the tornado had passed. and
tue people with blackened faces rushed
to the streets and through the debris OF
fallen buildings. shade trees, roofs, s,cDim-
neys, broken vehicles, and the other
lUdI 64ulOSI nllCQ CCALA al DAoib
street, the scene was one that beggars
description, and feeling of despair
ook possession of the stoutest hearts
From this they quickly recovered. and
strong arms, thankful that the calamity
was no worse, went to work energetic
cally to C. caring and saving all that
could be saved. This was carried on
throughout Friday night, Saturday and
Sunday, and by Monday evening the
roofess houses safe to go upon were
temporarily covered. Sunday afternoon
rain fell, doing much additional damage.
Rev DR. Balph, pastor of the U.P.chHrch;
and MIR Samuel Thompson, a prominent,
member of the church. worked hard and
successfully all day Sunday putting a
temporary roof upon the dwelling of
James Keys.
MARTINS FERRY.
The tornado went down over the river
hill into Clark's addition to Martins
Ferry. 1t passed through the farms of
Commissioner Morris Cope and Of Mr.
McComas, up on the hill. knocked to
pieces Fairview school house, over the
heads of teacher and pupils, demolished
Blochers barn and outbuildings, struck
John S Cocbran's place, slightly damag
ing the house, and injuring Mr. Cochran
and carrying away outbuildings, swept
Joel Woods orchard and tenant house,
and thence to the premises of George
Smith. IN Martins Ferry. The beauti.
fuI walnut grOve-the pride of the town
was almost demolished, and thence
the storm passed over Clark's addition,
and plunged into the river. 1t is assert
ed the water was carriedfrom the river,
clear to its bed, one hundred feet into
the air, and that the force of the storm
was broken here.
About one hundred houses were de-
stroyed and damaged at Martins Ferry,
and number of persons injured.
TWO DRUMMERS' EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. B. w. Payne, commercial travel
er from Philadelphia, who was struck
by the cyclone thus describes his expe
rinnca. "I went thrOuph one 0f tho